2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 67th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the 2004 competition. Canada won the gold medal, beating Sweden 3–2 in the final.

2003 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2002
2004

Championship

Final standings
  1.  Canada
  2.  Sweden
  3.  Slovakia
  4.  Czech Republic
  5.  Finland
  6.  Germany
  7.  Russia
  8.   Switzerland
  9.  Latvia
  10.  Austria
  11.  Denmark
  12.  Ukraine
  13.  United States
  14.  Belarusrelegated to Division I for 2004
  15.  Sloveniarelegated to Division I for 2004
  16.  Japan

Division I

Group A

Played at Budapest, Hungary April 15–21

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Kazakhstan550034910
 Poland54102498
 Hungary522114135
 Netherlands513117223
 Romania513113263
 Lithuania50417301

Group B

Played at Zagreb, Croatia April 13–20

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 France54012159
 Norway54101998
 Estonia523012204
 Italy523016114
 Great Britain513116143
 Croatia514010352

 France and  Kazakhstan are promoted to the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships,  Croatia and  Lithuania are demoted to Division II.

Division II

Group A

Played at Seoul, South Korea, April 5–12

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 South Korea5500501010
 Serbia and Montenegro541046118
 Spain532027236
 Australia523025264
 South Africa514019322
 Mexico50505700

Group B

Played at Sofia, Bulgaria, March 24–30

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 Belgium54102988
 China541019138
 Bulgaria522115105
 North Korea522116135
 Israel512211194
 Iceland50504310

 Belgium and  South Korea are promoted to Division I,  Iceland and  Mexico are demoted to Division III.

Division III

Played at Auckland, New Zealand April 3–6

Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
 New Zealand22001434
 Luxembourg21107102
 Turkey20204120

 Luxembourg and  New Zealand are promoted to Division II.

See also

To celebrate the games, the Finnish government issued a high value commemorative coin: the 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships commemorative coin, with three ice hockey sticks and a puck engraved on the reverse.

References

    • IIHF Website
    • Complete results at Passionhockey.com
    • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 169–70.
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